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(No ModeL) R. S. CARR.

HOE. No. 251,094. Patented Dec. 20,1881.

WITNESSES: 0e INVENTOR W H M S Can/L.

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

ROBERT S. CARR, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

HOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 251,094, dated December20, 1881.

Application filed October 26, 1880.

To all zrhom it may concern Be itknown that I, ROBERT S. CARR, ofHamilton, Butler c0unty,Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hoes, of which the followingis a specification.

In this hoe the blade is separable from the eye.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a-side elevation, and Fig. 2 afront elevation, of the eye; Fig. 3, a front elevation of the blade, andFig. 4 a perspective view of the hoe complete.

The blade H has two lower perforations, I, and one upper perforation,J.Thelatter may, if desired, be open at the top.

The eye B has upon its Front two projecting hooks, 0, whose shanks fillthe pertorations I in the blade. The blade is put in place byahinge-like motion, and when in place is rigidly held and prevented fromvertical, side,or separating motion by the lit of the hook-shanks and bythe hooks proper. Upon the top and front of the eye is cast thelocking-lug D, which enters the perforation J in the blade. A pin, K;put through a hole, E, in the locking-lug D, as shown, prevents thereversal of the hinge-like motion and the consequent separation of theparts. The locking-lug D is located above the ferrule, as shown, and thehole- E has an opening, F,in the rear, which permits (No model.)

a lever whose fulcrum is at the bottom hooks,

and as the hook-shanks fill the perforationsin 5 the blade the onlyoffice of the locking-pin is to prevent the separation of the parts. Noworking strain isimposed upon the lockingpin, nor is the locking-lugrequired to fit anywise neatly in order to give rigidity to thestructure.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a hoe, the blade H, having perforations II and J, the eye B, having bottom hooks, U 0, whose shanks are adaptedto fill the blade perforations I I, and locking-lug D, with pin-hole E,and the locking-pin K, all combined and arranged to operatesubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hoe, the combination, with blade H, having perforations I I andJ, of the eye B, having bottom hooks, G O, and the lockinglug D, locatedabove the eye and having the hole E, with rear opening, F, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

ROBERT S. CARR.

Witnesses:

J. W. SEE, Joan M. DAVIDSON.

